Vietnam

Question 1

Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence form this country after ww2

Answer 1

France

Question 2

Ho Chin Minh defeats French at this battle

Answer 2

Dien Bien Phu

Question 3

Line that splits North and South Vietnam

Answer 3

17th Parallel

Question 4

Leader of communist North Korea

Answer 4

Ho Chi Minh

Question 5

Leader of South Vietnam

Answer 5

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 6

Capital of North Vietnam

Answer 6

Hanoi

Question 7

Capital of South Vietnam

Answer 7

Saigon

Question 8

Vietnamese communists that live in South Vietnam

Answer 8

Vietcong

Question 9

America pumps billions of dollars into…

Answer 9

South Vietnam

Question 10

Special forces sent in to…

Answer 10

Train South Vietnamese troops

Question 11

USA pressures Diem to make what kind of reforms

Answer 11

Economic

Question 12

Corrupt South Vietnamese officials did what with the money

Answer 12

Pocketed it for themselves

Question 13

This group was targeted by Diem who was catholic

Answer 13

Buddhists

Question 14

A sudden seizure of power from a government

Answer 14

Coup

Question 15

Coup (backed by USA) overthrows and ______ Diem

Answer 15

Assassinates

Question 16

After alleged attack on American destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin, President Johnson was given broad authority to use American forces in Vietnam

Answer 16

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 17

Intense, sustained bombing of North Vietnam
1. Boost morale in Saigon
2. Destroy infrastructure in North Vietnam
3. Cease flow of men/material in South Vietnam
4. End goal of communist insurgency in South Vietnam

Answer 17

Operation Rolling Thunder

Question 18

Method of warfare used by North Vietnamese because of the dense forests, muddy roads, and swamps in Vietnam

Answer 18

Guerilla Warfare

Question 19

Extremely flammable, jelly like substance

Answer 19

Napalm

Question 20

An herbicide defoliant used by the US to clear the dense forests

Answer 20

Agent Orange

Question 21

Americans that support the Vietnam War

Answer 21

Hawks

Question 22

Americans that don’t support the war

Answer 22

Doves

Question 23

All men required to register for the draft at age 18

Answer 23

Selective Serivce

Question 24

Documents given by draft boards excusing people from the draft for various reasons (usually full-time students)

Answer 24

Deferments

Question 25

Claimed moral/religious beliefs prevented them from fighting

Answer 25

Conscious Objectors

Question 26

Vietnamese New Year

Answer 26

Tet

Question 27

1. Campaign of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong against cities and USA military bases throughout South Vietnam 2. Americans and South Vietnamese drove Vietcong back and forced NVA to bear the burden 3. Was still a major phycological victory for the North Vietnamese

Answer 27

Tet Offensive

Question 28

Americans began to lose faith in the effectiveness of LBJ and his administration’s war policies LBJ announced he will not seek second term

Answer 28

Credibility Gap

Question 29

Richard Nixon (Republican) defeated Democratic Party (Humphrey) by promising to represent the voice of the “silent majority”

Answer 29

Election of 1968

Question 30

1. Gradual withdrawal from Vietnam without appearing cowardly/defeated 2. Reform Selective Service 3. Increase role of South Vietnamese troops-Vietnamization 4. Expand bombing campaign

Answer 30

Peace With Honor

Question 31

Invasion of Cambodia sparks protests on college campuses around the country 4 students die at Kent State 2 students die at Jackson State

Answer 31

Civil War Breaks Out in Cambodia

Question 32

After the French were defeated in Vietnam, an international conference was held in Geneva, Switzerland. Representatives from North Korea, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, France, the USA, the Soviet Union, and Britain arranged a peace settlement in which Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam along the 17th Parallel

Answer 32

The Geneva Accords

Question 33

1. Jan 1973, North Vietnam, Vietcong, South Vietnam, and USA meet to discuss peace 2. National Security Advisor: Henry Kissinger (USA representative) 3. America agrees to pull all troops out of Vietnam 4. North Vietnam (NVA) will return all American POWs 5. Ends America’s involvement in Vietnam 6. April 1973, South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam after fall of Saigon

Answer 33

Paris Peace Treaty (Jan. 1973)

Question 34

1. 1 million Vietnamese dead 2. 58,000 Americans dead 3. $150 billion spent 4. Veterans not welcomed back 5. Vietnam Veterans Memorial built by Maya Ying Lin

Answer 34

Legacy of the War

Question 35

1. Democratic National Committee headquarters; apartment-office building in Washington, DC 2. Nixon’s reelection committee wants to break-in and “bug” the phones 3. 5 so-called “plumbers” were caught and arrested 4. Trail leads back to Nixon who denies involvement 5. Secret taping system recorded all conversations in President’s office 6. Tapes eventually proved Nixon ordered a cover-up

Answer 35

Watergate